NAKAMURA: WAX ON WAX OFF?

December 29, 2007 - Daily Hun Newsdesk

Celtic will find it hard to reject any bid for Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura from former Japanese club Yokohama Marinos.

The J-League club are interested in signing the 29-year-old, who has flattered to deceive at Celtic.

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has stated that there has been no approach for the Japan international. However Daily Hun understands that negioations have taken place and Nakamura, who is becoming increasingly homesick, will move at the end of the season.

The Marinos general manager, Katsunori Nakamura, no relation, said: “When he comes back to Japan, we, the Marinos, will be his next destination.

Nakamura arrived in Glasgow from Italy in 2005 following a £2.5m transfer from Serie A outfit Reggina.

He quickly became a mainstay of Celtic’s midfield due to the club’s commercial interests in the Far East. This season has been plagued by injury and he made the last of his 12 appearances in November.

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